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Lab 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a prescription

A

The written order of a practitioner for one or more drugs to be dispensed to an owner/farmer.

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2
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What is required for the prescription to be valid?

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  • Prescription to be in ink/printed
  • Date - Within 6 months to be valid
  • Signature, stamp
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3
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Doses of 1 gram or more should be written which units?

A

Grams (“g”)

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4
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Doses of less than 1 gram should be written which units?

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Milligrams (“mg”)

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5
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Doses of less than 1 milligram should be written which units?

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Micrograms (“micrograms”) NOT μg

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6
Q

Which unit should be used when prescribing liquids?

A

Millilitre

  • Not c.c. or cm3
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7
Q

List the order of the parts of a prescription

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  • Heading
  • Superscription
  • Inscription
  • Subscription
  • Signature
  • Veterinarian’s Signature
  • Repeat information
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8
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Give the contents of the prescription heading

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  1. Name and address of the practitioner (Head. 1)
  2. Date
  3. Name and address of the owner (Head. 2)
  4. Food producing animals: Species, name/ID number (Head.2)
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9
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Give the superscription

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“Recipe” = take

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10
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Give the contents of the inscription

A

Authorised: Name, dosage form and strength of the medicine

Or

Official/prepared: List of the ingredients and their amounts:

  • Major ingredient/active substance
  • Adjuvant
  • Vehicle
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11
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Give the contents of the subscription

A

Information for the pharmacist

  1. What to prepare from the ingredients, and how to dispense
  2. Package size and original package quantity

Official/prepared:

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12
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Give the contents of the signature

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Information for the owner about the application of the drug

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13
Q

Give the contents of the repeat part of the prescription

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Either:

  • “No repeat”
  • “1 repeat”
  • “2 repeats”

Not specifying the number of repeats only allows the drug to be repeated once.

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14
Q

Records are required to be kept for which drugs?

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  • All veterinary treatments
  • Every product where a withdrawal period is observed
  • Controlled drugs
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15
Q

What is included in drug records?

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  1. Date
  2. Precise ID (incl. batch no.) of product
  3. Dose administered/treatment duration
  4. name/address of farmer/owner
  5. Name/address of vet
  6. Withdrawal period
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16
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Records should be made within … hours of the transaction and kept for a period of at least … years.

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Records should be made within 48 hours of the transaction and kept for a period of at least 5 years.

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17
Q

Give the classification of controlled drugs

A

1→5 schedules

High potential for abuse and the potential to create severe psychological and/or physical dependence

18
Q

Schedule 1 drugs: Examples

A
  • Cannabis
  • Amphetamines
  • Hallucinogenic drugs e.g LSD
19
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Schedule 2 drugs: Examples

A
  • Morphine
  • Etorphine
  • Fentanyl
  • Pethidine
  • Methadone
  • Ketamine
20
Q

Schedule 3 drugs: Examples

A
  • Buprenorphine
  • Pentoparbital
  • Phenobarbital
21
Q

Schedule 4 drugs: Examples

A

Benzodiazepines e.g diazepam

22
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Schedule 5 drugs: Examples

A

Certain preparations of morphine, cocaine and codeine that contain less than a specified amount of the drug

23
Q

Characteristics of Schedule 1 drugs:

  1. Special prescription?
  2. Written requisition?
  3. Record keeping?
  4. Safe custody?
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock?
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years?
A
  1. Special prescription ✓
  2. Written requisition ✓
  3. Record keeping ✓
  4. Safe custody ✓
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock ✓
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years ✓

✓ = Obligatory

Special use only by special request - “No legal clinical use”

24
Q

Characteristics of Schedule 2 drugs:

  1. Special prescription?
  2. Written requisition?
  3. Record keeping?
  4. Safe custody?
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock?
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years?
A
  1. Special prescription ✓
  2. Written requisition ✓
  3. Record keeping ✓
  4. Safe custody ✓
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock ✓
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years ✓

✓ = Obligatory

25
Q

Characteristics of Schedule 3 drugs:

  1. Special prescription?
  2. Written requisition?
  3. Record keeping?
  4. Safe custody?
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock?
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years?
A
  1. Special prescription ✓
  2. Written requisition ✓
  3. Record keeping ✓-for food-producing animals
  4. Safe custody ✓
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock Ø
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years ✓

✓ = Obligatory

Ø = Non-obligatory

26
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Characteristics of Schedule 4 drugs:

  1. Special prescription?
  2. Written requisition?
  3. Record keeping?
  4. Safe custody?
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock?
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years?
A
  1. Special prescription Ø
  2. Written requisition Ø
  3. Record keeping ✓ - for food-producing animals
  4. Safe custody Ø
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock Ø
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years ✓

✓ = Obligatory

Ø = Non-obligatory

27
Q

Characteristics of Schedule 5 drugs:

  1. Special prescription?
  2. Written requisition?
  3. Record keeping?
  4. Safe custody?
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock?
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years?
A
  1. Special prescription Ø
  2. Written requisition Ø
  3. Record keeping ✓- for food-producing animals
  4. Safe custody Ø
  5. Destruction of unwanted stock Ø
  6. Keeping of invoices for 2 years ✓

✓ = Obligatory

Ø = Non-obligatory

28
Q

A written requisition is required for which controlled drug schedules?

A

Schedules 2 & 3

29
Q

What should be included in a controlled drug written requisition?

A
  1. Name, qualification and address of the practitioner
  2. The date
  3. The purpose for which the drug is required
  4. Quality and quantity of product
  5. Veterinarian’s signature + qualification

+ Additional authorisation if the drug isn’t collected personally

30
Q

The incidence of controlled drug prescription in an emergency

A
  • Controlled drugs may be supplied to a practitioner without a requisition
  • The vet assumes an obligation to send a signed requisition within the following 24 hours
31
Q

The CD record must be in the form of…

A

A computerised system or a bound book (in ink)

32
Q

The CD record must be separated into each…

A

Class of drug

33
Q

The CD record must have a separate page for each…

A

Strength and form of that drug

(This should be recorded at the top of the page)

34
Q

CD registers should be in … order

A

Chronological

35
Q

CD records must not contain…

A

Cancellations or alteration

  • Corrections made by a signed and dated entry in the margin or at the bottom of the page
36
Q

CD records must be kept for a minimum of…

A

2 years

37
Q

Give the guidelines of “Safe custody” of drugs

A
  • Must be kept in a suitable locked receptacle (not a car)
  • Locked receptacles can only be opened by a vet
  • One key to the receptacle must be kept on the authorised person
  • Only the minimum quantity should be stored
38
Q

All details of a prescription except the…can be computer-generated

A

Signature

39
Q

Prescriptions for Schedule 2, 3 and 4 CDs are only valid for…

A

28 days

40
Q

Prescriptions for Schedule 5 CDs are valid for…

A

6 months

41
Q

Which drugs cannot be included on repeat prescriptions?

A

Schedule 2 and 3 drugs

Pharmacology Labs (7 decks)

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